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Conversation 496-005

TapeTape 496StartMonday, May 10, 1971 at 12:46 PMEndMonday, May 10, 1971 at 12:48 PMTape start time00:22:22Tape end time00:25:20ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ehrlichman, John D.Recording deviceOval Office
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On May 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:46 pm to 12:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 496-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 496-005

Date: May 10, 1971
Time: 12:46 pm - 12:48 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John D. Ehrlichman

     [Unintelligible]

     Schedule
          -President's breakfast meeting, May 10, 1971
          -Gerald R. Ford
               -A position
          -Wilbur D. Mills
               -Agriculture
                -Nelson A. Rockefeller
               -Ford
               -Position

Ehrlichman left at 12:48 pm
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I'm sure that...
I'm sure you'll go back to the real question of this device.
When do you all sign it?
Well, I assume maybe you can.
But all those people at the breakfast tent at 5 or 5 o'clock say, it don't seem like a good time to do it.
I'll see if we can move it out of court.
Let me sit with him.
Just to make it colder.
All right.
I'd say, look, we've got this, but it's...
It goes to this, this, this, this, and this, and this, and this.
And then if you could get over to Jerry in advance and say, now, Jerry, I want you to come out strongly for us, and we can get this, we can take it, but let's put those in the spot before he offers it.
I think I called Jerry and told him that there aren't a lot of things that went on.
If you could say to Jerry, he could say,
I'm afraid Nils will go first on this.
This is a damn good thing.
If I get Nils on the spot, Nils turns it down.
All right.
Okay.
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